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ESCULENT

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es⋅cu⋅lent

  [es-kyuh-luhnt]
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–adjective
1. suitable for use as food; edible.
–noun
2. something edible, esp. a vegetable.
Origin:
1615–25; < L ēsculentus edible, full of food, equiv. to ēsc(a) food (cf. escarole ) + -ulentus -ulent
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es·cu·lent   (ěs'kyə-lənt)   
adj.  Suitable for eating; edible.

[Latin ēsculentus, from ēsca, food, from edere, ēs-, to eat; see ed- in Indo-European roots.]
es'cu·lent n.
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Word Origin & History

esculent 
1625, from L. esculentus, from esca "food," from PIE *ed- "to eat" (see eat).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: es·cu·lent
Pronunciation: 'es-ky&-l&nt
Function: adjective
: being edible —esculent noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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